Cairo Trip Overview
Explore the beauty and the secrets of the western desert during an amazing trip to the Bahariya Oasis. Enjoy Camping, Natural springs and more
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Explore the beauty and the secrets of the western desert during an amazing trip to the Bahariya Oasis. Enjoy Camping, Natural springs and more
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Day 01 Cairo- Bahariya Oasis
Breakfast will be taken in your hotel then your guide will pick you up from your hotel with A/C vehicle straightforward to Bahariya Oasis along the Tariq El-Wahat.
Upon arrival, you will enjoy the lunch in a local restaurant then you will start out tour in 4*4 Jeeps to the Sand Dunes and the Salt Lake. We will stop and enjoy walking for a while then we will drive to Black Desert Egypt (Mountains and hills rich in black Basalt), It seems the wind after thousands of years exposed this basalt and dispersed the rocks everywhere over the area giving it a black appearance.
Gebel El Marsos is one of the most famous mountains there and provides a nice view of the surrounding landscape, makes you feel like you are not on earth but on another planet. The next stop will be El Heiz village and its spring where you will have a bath (no Jacuzzi can quite compare to Bahariya’s springs and wells).
We will continue to the Crystal Mountain, it’s said to be sub-volcanic vault dating from the Oligocene age. From the Crystal Mountain, we will drive off-road to Aqabat or Agabat is a small beautiful valley of unusual beautiful mountain formations.
White Desert National Park
The next stop is a beautiful land escape which is absolutely out of the world, The White Desert or The White Desert National Park, magnificent natural rock formation by wind over millions of years. Many of the formations are given funny names such as Tents, Mushrooms, Ice Cream Cones, Ostriches, Hawks, and Crickets; they are best viewed at sunrise or sunset when the sun turns them hues of pink and orange or under a full moon which gives the ghostly appearance.
Camping in Egypt
Camping in the White Desert, barbecue dinner and folkloric party (special music performances and dancing around the fire, by our drivers) is what you can be expecting. After you will fully enjoy an unforgettable scene, visible stars in a quiet atmosphere will help you to lay outside the tent and gaze until your soul, mind, and body will be content.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotels 3* or campe
Day 2: white Desert- Bahariya Oasis
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Wake up from a quiet and peaceful night, having breakfast in the Camping area then driving back to Bahariya Oasis to check-in at your hotel. Afternoon you can enjoy a sunset view from the top of a hill where you can see the English House (nickname was given to the old fortress).
From here, you can see an amazing view of Bahariya Oasis below, and then back to the hotel, Dinner and free time at leisure or 1 hour walking through the street of the Oasis to explore the nightlife of the Wahati people or the people who are living there with chance to seat on normal café shop and have an Egyptian typical drink.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Bahariya Oasis- Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast will be taken at your hotel with some free time to enjoy the village activity in the morning. Who wants, don´t miss the chance to try the typical Egyptian Falafel with Aish Baladi or bread or just watch drinking tea on café shops by local people, discussing the weather or sharing their jokes.
Sure you can meet little children approach new visitors with friendliness and curiosity, shouting “HELLO” but want nothing. We will start touring the village. We will visit the Museum of the Golden Mummies, from a Greco-Roman necropolis (they are called this because they are covered with a layer of gold) and the tomb of Bannantiu.
Baharia Oasis tour will come to an end as soon as you will head to your hotel back in Cairo.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
